MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG) is Initiated by BofA/Merrill to Buy

MGIC Investment Corp. (MTG) was Initiated by BofA/Merrill to “Buy”. BofA/Merrill advised their investors in a research report released on Oct 17, 2016.

Many Wall Street Analysts have commented on MGIC Investment Corp.. Company shares were Upgraded by Compass Point on Jul 20, 2016 to ” Buy”, Firm has raised the Price Target to $ 9 from a previous price target of $8.50 .Company shares were Reiterated by FBR Capital on Jul 20, 2016 to “Outperform”, Firm has raised the Price Target to $ 9 from a previous price target of $7.50 .

On the company’s financial health, MGIC Investment Corp. reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the analyst consensus estimate by $ 0.06 according to the earnings call on Jul 19, 2016. Analyst had a consensus of $0.20. The company had revenue of $263.50 million for the quarter, compared to analysts expectations of $254.41 million. The company’s revenue was up 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.28 EPS.

MGIC Investment Corp. opened for trading at $8.02 and hit $8.14 on the upside on Friday, eventually ending the session at $7.99, with a gain of 0.38% or 0.03 points. The heightened volatility saw the trading volume jump to 31,69,721 shares. Company has a market cap of $2,722 M.

In a different news, on Feb 11, 2016, Cassandra C Carr (director) purchased 5,000 shares at $6.35 per share price. According to the SEC, on Jan 28, 2016, C Edward Chaplin (director) purchased 5,000 shares at $6.40 per share price. On Jan 28, 2016, James J. Hughes (SVP-Sales & Bus. Development) purchased 10,000 shares at $6.38 per share price, according to the Form-4 filing with the securities and exchange commission.

MGIC Investment Corporation is a holding company. Through its wholly owned subsidiaries the Company provides private mortgage insurance and ancillary services. The Companys subsidiaries include Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation (MGIC) and MGIC Indemnity Corporation (MIC). The Company provides mortgage insurance to lenders throughout the United States and to Government sponsored entities to protect against loss from defaults on low down payment residential mortgage loans. Its principal product is primary mortgage insurance. Primary insurance provides mortgage default protection on individual loans and covers unpaid loan principal delinquent interest and certain expenses associated with the default and subsequent foreclosure or sale approved by the Company. Through certain other non-insurance subsidiaries it also provides various services for the mortgage finance industry such as contract underwriting and portfolio analysis and retention.